International Medical Corps - Haiti

International Medical Corps’ Emergency Response Team is in Port-au-Prince assisting survivors of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti Tuesday. The team is providing medical care outside the general hospital near the Presidential Palace where hundreds of people have congregated for help.

• Estimated 2.5 to 3 million people are expected be affected.
• Earthquake triggered mudslides, collapsed buildings, and knocked out power and communications lines.
• Injuries and loss of life are predicted to be substantial.
• People reportedly trapped under rubble and much of Port-au-Prince is destroyed.

Other members of the Emergency Response Team are conducting a rapid needs assessment and visiting hospitals around the city to explore their condition.

In addition to emergency medical care , survivors of the earthquake are likely to be in immediate need of food and water, as well as non-food items like blankets, tents, stoves, and water purification equipment . Public health is a major concern as well. International Medical Corps will also focus on providing emergency shelter and other essential items in its relief effort.

The response draws on 25 years of experience in emergency settings, including last September’s earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia, and the massive 2005 earthquake in Pakistan.

Source: https://www.imcworldwide.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=878